Ocean Springs police would like your help identifying a suspect. Captain William Jackson tells News 25 the white male pictured is a suspect in multiple auto burglaries in the Fort Bayou Estates subdivision. Authorities believe he is not working alone…
Biloxi authorities need help identifying the suspect wanted for the burglary of a local business. Police say the incident occurred at Cindy’s Discount Tobacco on Pass Road. Just after midnight, Biloxi police responded to a burglary alarm from the business…
Portable generators are beneficial during hurricane season, but improper use could potentially cost you your life. News 25’s Kendra Turley has your back tonight with some tips on how to use that generator safely. A portable generator often tops the…
A car was struck by a train in Biloxi this evening. Around 5:30 Biloxi police officers responded to the report of a collision between a CSX train and a car. The man was driving the car traveling north on Seal…
According to Deputy Coroner Brian Switzer, 28-year-old Jeremy Ryan Nilges was found dead on Parkers Lake Road in the Woolmarket area. Switzer says Nilges suffered from multiple gunshot wounds. His body has been sent to Jackson for a full autopsy.…
Months after Mississippi’s top tax official proposed requiring large online sellers to collect taxes on internet sales, he still hasn’t enacted the rule. A spokesperson for Revenue Commissioner Herb Frierson says that Frierson is still considering the proposal. Frierson has…
The man in charge of negotiating a settlement to wind down Mississippi power’s coal fueled power plant project says the company has already made proposals. Public Utilities Staff Executive Director Virden Jones said today he believes the unit of Atlanta…
Crews are working to fix a troublesome sink hole on Bellview Avenue in Moss Point. Moss Point residents in ward six say the sink hole was several feet deep and about eight to ten inches wide when it formed last…
The Back the Badge law, now in effect in our state, is put in place to deter against violence against our law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency workers. This law expands Mississippi’s existing hate crimes law, which enhances penalties for…
It was a situation that could have turned deadly when an alligator attack sent one man to the hospital in Hancock County. News 25 was sent video of the encounter. The content you’re about to see is graphic. Viewer discretion…
A two story apartment on Williams Road in Gulfport caught fire late Wednesday night. Two homeowners on the property called 911 when they smelled smoke and saw flames coming from the apartment behind their house. Upon arriving, the Gulfport Fire…
Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding a dead body found today inside an SUV in Hattiesburg. Police say they were notified of a suspicious body inside the parking lot of the Dermatology Clinic of Hattiesburg on Asbury Circle this morning.…
A Florida man pled guilty for felony DUI causing serious injury. Fifty-three year-old Ronald Carnley crossed over Highway 90 in Biloxi and struck a motorcycle in January of 2016. The driver of the motorcycle suffered life threatening injuries. The 20-year-old…
The suspect wanted in a homicide in Gulfport this morning is now in custody. Police say 44-year-old Marcos Hosey was arrested without incident around noon today. Police towed his car from an apartment complex on Loposser Avenue. Hosey is accused…
It’s that time of year again. The Peter Anderson Arts and Crafts Festival presented by Blue Moon is currently accepting online applications for consideration to the fall festival. The event serves to celebrate and honor the master potter Peter Anderson.…
Biloxi police responded to multiple 911 calls regarding a man lying in the street on Rich Avenue. When police arrived they found 35 year old Dustin Freche with what we now know was a stab wound to his chest.
A George County inmate worker is dead after a three vehicle accident on Old Highway 63 this morning. Mississippi Highway Patrol says a CTS garbage truck was stopped when a GMC crashed into the back of a Ford which then…
A Gulfport man receives the maximum sentence for the felony child abuse of his nine-year-old stepson. Thirty-five year-old Nathan Simmons changed his plea to guilty just prior to jury selection is his scheduled trial. The victim told his sister and…
One man is dead and a woman is charged after a shooting around 8 o’clock this morning in Biloxi. Authorities responded to reports of a shooting on Parkers Lake Road, just north of Interstate 10 in the Woolmarket area. Upon…
The University of Mississippi will post signs acknowledging that slaves built some structures on the main campus founded before the Civil War. The university made the announcement Thursday, also saying Ole Miss will strip the name of James K. Vardaman…
The suspect wanted in the overnight homicide in Gulfport is now in custody. Police say 44-year-old Marcos Hosey was arrested without incident this morning. Hosey is accused in the shooting death of Arthur Etheridge at the O’Neal Road Apartments. Police…
The first Wednesday of each month at noon from now until the end of hurricane season the City of Biloxi will test their ten warning sirens scattered around the city. The minute long, citywide tests are to help alert residents…
Biloxi Police Department and a victim need your assistance locating a suspect wanted in a hit and run. On July 1st, police responded to a hit and run with injuries involving a vehicle and a pedestrian at Reynoir Street and…
If you live or drive in Pascagoula, there is a traffic notice you need to be aware of. News 25’s Kendra Turley joins us from Pascagoula with details on a recent railroad closure.